April 24, 2010, 11:00AM

Right from the start, the reader realizes someone is in trouble in Anne Lamott's "Imperfect Birds," set in Marin headlands near San Francisco. That someone is a favorite character of Lamott's, Rosie, introduced previously in "Rosie" (1983) and "Crooked Little Heart" (1997). Full story »

December 02, 2009, 8:37PM

The East Side Big Pipe Tunnel boring machine, "Rosie" rises out of the Port Center Way Shaft on Swan Island after completing the dig from the Opera Shaft, near OMSI, on October 30, 2009. It began at the Opera Shaft in June 2007. The main section weighs 460 tons and will be barged back to the site at the Opera...

October 28, 2009, 5:00PM

April 26, 2007, 1:32PM

Rosie, Rosie, Rosie. I didn't catch yesterday's show (The View) but there was certainly enough buzz about it and replays to see what went on. I wasn't really surprised. The tone and scale of her angst seemed to be increasing over the past few weeks. I applaud her honesty and her chutzpah. But I have to say a couple... Full story »